I will always support protecting the integrity of our borders. It is the duty and responsibility of the federal government to guard and protecting those borders, although they have in the past dismally failed. Unfortunately we are caught in the crossfire of the Republicans wanting the foreigners here for cheap labor and the Democrats wanting the here for their votes (while illegal, it still happens.)
Each year approximately one million legal immigrants and almost as many illegal aliens enter the United States. These immigrants - including illegal aliens - have been made eligible for various kinds of public assistance, including housing, education, Social Security, and legal services. This unconstitutional drain on the federal Treasury is having a severe and adverse impact on our economy, increasing the cost of government at federal, state, and local levels, adding to the tax burden, and stressing the fabric of our society. The mass importation of people with low standards of living threatens the wage structure of the American worker and the labor balance in our country.
I oppose the abuse of the H-1B and L-1 visa provisions of the immigration act which are displacing American workers with foreign.
I support a moratorium on immigration to the United States, except in extreme hardship cases or in other individual special circumstances, until the availability of all federal subsidies and assistance be discontinued, and proper security procedures have been instituted to protect against terrorist infiltration.
We must insist that every individual group and/or private agency which requests the admission of an immigrant to the U.S., on whatever basis, be required to commit legally to provide housing and sustenance for such immigrants, bear full responsibility for the economic independence of the immigrants, and post appropriate bonds to seal such covenants.
I will support the restoration of immigration policies based on the practice that potential immigrants will be disqualified from admission to the U.S. if, on the grounds of health, criminality, morals, or financial dependence, they would impose an improper burden on the United States, any state, or any citizen of the United States.
I oppose the provision of welfare subsidies and other taxpayer-supported benefits to illegal aliens, and reject the practice of bestowing U.S. citizenship on children born to illegal alien parents while in this country.
I oppose any extension of amnesty to illegal aliens. I support the use of U.S. troops to protect the states against invasion.
I oppose bilingual ballots. We must insist that those who wish to take part in the electoral process and governance of this nation be required to read and comprehend basic English as a precondition of citizenship. I support English as the official language for all governmental business by the United States.